Chinese Grand Prix2024 · Practice 1 team radio

EngineerGX3, please. GX3.

EngineerThe positive out that, positive on the brakes.

EngineerSo drivers reporting that track is a very low grip to start so I may need a prep lap

George RUSSELLIt feels quite low-side, probably.

Lando NORRISThat's

Engineerall

Lando NORRISyour books, so I'll stay out.

EngineerSorry, Buck, so I say... Follow the Mercedes.

EngineerSunoda is pushing four seconds behind now and spark four when you're ready. Spark four.

Sergio PEREZThe traction in the low speed is not great, especially from 14.

EngineerSo it is very low grip for everyone, it is low grip for everyone.

EngineerI know Hamilton played out on this tyre. Russell has an issue. We're happy with the heart.

EngineerIn terms of tires, we're happy to increase the pace after turn 13. We can use DRS.

Esteban OCONYeah, I'm struggling to stop the car to turn six

EngineerAnd the other tailwind corner braking, which is 11, I think. Yeah, that's right, both tailwind corners.

Esteban OCONYeah, I'm missing the apex the car doesn't stop too well, so I tried the white but yeah, let me know. Yeah

Engineerunderstood

EngineerAnd suggest red A7, red A7.

EngineerThe problem in turn nine was definitely wind related, big tailwind out.

Engineerwe're suggesting one more time that with no DRF

Lando NORRISyeah it's all over the place to be honest yeah I struggle with everything

EngineerThe grass is on fire at turn 6, inside the turn 7, and that's the red flag.

Esteban OCONThere is a fire in the grass in 27 understood,

Engineerokay

EngineerIt

Nico HULKENBERGfeels like a big split in the front brake temperatures. Especially into the last corner, the car is rolling left-right a lot. It's very bad.

EngineerYeah, copy that. We do see the split when we're at lower temps.

Yuki TSUNODABecause it is the same fuel load as the before.

EngineerCorrect. And we do some push-cool-push and then we go sustainable when we are happy.

Daniel RICCIARDODo you think we need much of a slow outlap? We'll try to keep temperature now.

EngineerNo, we're on the cold side. You can keep up the pace.

EngineerRasselnik's car pushing, is 4 seconds behind, approaching fast, letting by, now

George RUSSELLI should feel a bit more exit of

Engineerthe

George RUSSELLfence.

EngineerAnd we can go strat two now. We'll open another single time lapse.

Engineernow sergeant turn eight next car behind you now behind him good

EngineerAnd ACS button press.

Engineerseconds press and hold on press and hold five seconds press and hold on the overtake

George RUSSELLQuite a bit filled with Conservative at the back straight.

George RUSSELLQuite a bit filled with Conservative at the back straight.

Alexander ALBONCan we do something for the globility?

EngineerYeah, we're checking. Stand by. We'll get back to you.

Nico HULKENBERGThe

Engineerrain is going on here already. Yeah good practice I guess.

EngineerJust some feedback, Kev. You're tending to carry more speed through one into two than Nico, and he's gaining about three tenths through two and three and four.

George RUSSELLBosman feels pretty conservative.

George RUSSELLI'm happy to go into some consecutive now, but we will need a set for just whether now is the best time for that or not.

EngineerJust we'll get it.

Nico HULKENBERGBreak is getting pretty high.

EngineerIf

Nico HULKENBERGyou want the RS, I suggest we do it soon now.

EngineerNorrish, fastest hard runner, 2.5 tenths at turn 11-12.

EngineerLando suggested right hand paddle is better for turn 11 than right hand toggle. Use the paddle.

EngineerLando suggests left hand toggle turn 8. Left hand toggle turn 8.

George RUSSELLKatsu, can you check that instability entry of 6, maybe it's entry or mid?

EngineerOkay Pierre, so we've got an installation issue with the battery, so we need you to safely get out of the car.

Lewis HAMILTONYeah, the car is really bad man.

EngineerYeah, copy that Lewis.

EngineerI recommend trying to get that B-Bell forwards, just to help rear surface.

Logan SARGEANTThat was terrible

EngineerIn terms of wind, we have same direction, slightly higher intensity.

EngineerI think it's okay like that, Ricky.

Engineerclear company no just not pushing blood clear company no look like at 20.

Engineerzero zero target is zero zero zero zero

EngineerCiao John, target is 0-0-0-0

Alexander ALBONI definitely feel like I need more frontal entry, generally. But my biggest limitation is...

EngineerMy

Alexander ALBONbiggest limitation is traction.

EngineerOn Daniel's next lap, let's try to be legal, please. So we have a reference for the next session. We should really try to do that.

Daniel RICCIARDOYeah, that's

Engineerit.

EngineerSo, during this slow lap, try to focus on keeping temperature in the front tyres.

EngineerStill too much sliding in turn 8. Mode Z. Mode Z test.

Charles LECLERCI

Engineerwill come back to you on that.

EngineerSo everyone used two sets of tires apart from Mercedes and Alonso.

Kevin MAGNUSSENATMs didn't work.

EngineerCopy, understood.

EngineerAnd you can go back to purple C7 position one, unlimited.

George RUSSELLTurn six.

EngineerClutch was shallow.

ZHOU GuanyuAnyway, we'll talk later, but yeah, great to be back, of course, let's

Engineerwalk on it. I think it was not a bad start

ZHOU GuanyuAnyway, we'll talk later, but yeah, great to be back. Oh, of course, let's

Engineerwalk on it. I think was not a bad start